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Showing 60116020 of 56702 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 30-1-1970 n° 68-12.096

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-44

I.-In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, shareholders who have been registered for at least two years and who together hold at least 5% of the voting rights may form…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Obligations of the purchaser.

Article 1652

The buyer owes interest on the sale price until payment of the principal, in the following three cases: If it was so agreed at the time of the sale; If the thing sold and delivered produces fruit or o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1410

The order for an injunction to pay and the application are kept as minutes at the court registry.If the application is accepted, the court registry gives the applicant a certified copy of the applicat…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Swimming establishments and aquatic activities

Article D322-11-1

The signposting equipment used for bathing areas open to the public free of charge, equipped and authorised, consists of: 1° A mast enabling the signs to be seen from any point in the bathing area; 2°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-13

…ion is made from the twelfths provided for in Article L. 2332-2 and in II of l'article 46 de la loi n° 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2005 de finances pour 2006 de la commune concernée.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 195

The parties questioned sign the minutes, after reading them, or certify them as true to their statements, in which case a note to this effect is made in the minutes. Where appropriate, it shall be sta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-15

People aged at least fifty-seven who are experiencing social and professional difficulties may enter into an open-ended inclusion contract with a temporary work integration company, as provided for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of voluntary association involvement

Article R5151-16

Any holder of a personal activity account wishing to acquire rights registered on their personal training account in respect of the activities mentioned in 6° of article L. 5151-9 must declare to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-10

An agreement between the company and the administrative authority, concluded within six months of the validation provided for inarticle L. 1237-19-3, determines, where applicable on the basis of a soc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article 706-112-1

When the information gathered while a person is in police custody reveals that he or she is the subject of a legal protection measure, the judicial police officer or agent shall notify the curator or…

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